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- Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:57 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: NO Headlamp flash with lamps retracted! Help :-)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3132
Re: NO Headlamp flash with lamps retracted! Help :-)
Hello everyone, I now understand that my suspicions were right - I have the exact same problem and was wondering if it was normal or not (on my first car, a Renault 4, you had to switch the high beam on and off, I thought that perhaps this was somehow a variation on the same theme). I am interested ...
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:28 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Avert your eyes...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2379
Re: Avert your eyes...
The tractor broke...
- Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:49 am
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: 3200 CHF (2500 GBP) for this S. Good deal?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2950
3200 CHF (2500 GBP) for this S. Good deal?
Good morning everyone, so a new entry has appeared over here in Switzerland (I think we have 2 per month on average): https://anibis.ch/fr/d-automobiles-voitures-de-tourisme--113/volvo-480-s-youngtimer-mit-mfk--37994522.aspx Aug 2020 Swiss MOT (good for at least 2 years), everything is promised to w...
- Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:34 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1355
Re: A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
Nice, thank you! Indeed I think this car is one of best, in terms of price / safety / rarity / community trade-off, for starting out with a classic car. I think I am a little lucky with my exemplar, as most issues were either absent or were broadly fixable by myself, despite quasi zero initial exper...
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:21 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Switzerland: 14500 GBP for... well...??
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1827
Re: Switzerland: 14500 GBP for... well...??
Now down to 11900 chf. The price reductions are smaller now...
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:11 am
- Forum: Body and Interior (80)
- Topic: Paint correction, cut & polish
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2847
Re: Paint correction, cut & polish
Good morning all, many thanks for your nice comments! And @jifflemon as you can see I followed your advice and got myself a DA polisher. Now I just need to resell my unused non DA polisher. Next step: I have bought a dose of Armor Shield IX DIY Kit from Avalonking, for my ceramic coating project. Th...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:18 pm
- Forum: Body and Interior (80)
- Topic: Rear light cluster queries
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2536
Re: Rear light cluster queries
I have never tried, but WD-40 can apparently « defrost » temporarily. Not sure whether you want an MOT inspector with a good sense of smell though... Apart from that I have a Meguiar kit with sandpaper and a polish as well as a polishing pad for a power drill. I have only used the polish on my 480 (...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:06 am
- Forum: Body and Interior (80)
- Topic: Paint correction, cut & polish
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2847
Re: Paint correction, cut & polish
So I did the job! Here is the result: https://ibb.co/QCWknYn Not a very eloquent picture, but the car's paint is really refreshed, it looks much newer than before. People I have shown it to are impressed :-) In the end the whole job took me around 7 hours: - Close to 2 hours at the high pressure was...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:29 am
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Switzerland: 14500 GBP for... well...??
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1827
Re: Switzerland: 14500 GBP for... well...??
So, the same car is still around, but its price gets reduced in a quite systematic way. We are down to 12500 CHF (10100 GBP): https://www.comparis.ch/carfinder/marktplatz/details/show/26988115 It may turn out to be an interesting gauge of the "market" here, as it seems that the seller really wants t...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:27 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: any celebrations for sale
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3475
Re: any celebrations for sale
Hear hear!
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:28 pm
- Forum: Body and Interior (80)
- Topic: Paint correction, cut & polish
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2847
Re: Paint correction, cut & polish
Thanks Jeff and 100 for your comments. Yes, I bought the polisher before really looking into the subject, now I would buy a DA, also because well-rated ones on Amazon are not necessarily expensive. As for the result, Pebble Beach is a bit far from Geneva and I am a fan of "good enough" in every situ...
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:43 pm
- Forum: Body and Interior (80)
- Topic: Paint correction, cut & polish
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2847
Paint correction, cut & polish
Evening everyone, So a key moment of my endeavours is nearing: paint correction. Magnus is a 1990 ES in original Superwhite. The paint is ok overall, but certainly duller now than 31 years ago. There were 3-4 minor rust points which I have treated (not perfectly, but definitely an improvement) with ...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:15 pm
- Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
- Topic: 1989 Grey being dismantled
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2902
Re: 1989 Grey being dismantled
Classic! :bla: I found the crack can be rectified by sticking some heavy duty tape on the inside. If this is insufficient I may explore going about mending it with modelling techniques In fact I have repaired mine (big piece completely broken off) with a piece of Plexiglas and plastic glue. But as ...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:42 pm
- Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
- Topic: 1989 Grey being dismantled
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2902
Re: 1989 Grey being dismantled
Classic!
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:51 am
- Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
- Topic: 1989 Grey being dismantled
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2902
Re: 1989 Grey being dismantled
Hi kenthesweep, I live in Switzerland so it would be a bit complicated (but I am really not in a hurry and have relatives in the UK) - but I could be interested in a right hand side (driver side in the UK) door pocket... if it is not already cracked of course. PS. Thank you! PPS. Against payment of ...
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:38 pm
- Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
- Topic: Sven the Terrible
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7777
Re: Sven the Terrible
Thank you Sylvia for the nice and entertaining read!
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:54 pm
- Forum: Body and Interior (80)
- Topic: Rear left footwell wet
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2232
Re: Rear left footwell wet
Someone here wrote the very good advice to check where the leaks are by sitting in the boot and having a friend hosing the suspicious parts of the car from the outside. Personally, as I do not have easy access to Man With A Hose (urban environment etc. etc.), as an alternative I did a roll wash sitt...
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 12:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: My beautiful ugly duckling
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4296
Re: My beautiful ugly duckling
Another nice story on this forum. Thank you
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 2:32 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Switzerland: 14500 GBP for... well...??
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1827
Re: Switzerland: 14500 GBP for... well...??
Right, I was not too wrong. Thank you very much for your insights.
- Sun Dec 06, 2020 9:19 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Switzerland: 14500 GBP for... well...??
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1827
Re: Switzerland: 14500 GBP for... well...??
Aha... you know everything
But - regarding the initial one I remain curious. Can a non-Celebration 480 be worth 14500 GBP anywhere? Or does that one have something special?
Many thanks
Jacques.
But - regarding the initial one I remain curious. Can a non-Celebration 480 be worth 14500 GBP anywhere? Or does that one have something special?
Many thanks
Jacques.